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Chapa, Back from a 5-year Buzzer Suspension, Rides in Colorado

Roman Chapa, the jockey who has been suspended three times since the 1990s for possessing illicit shocking objects that can frighten a horse into running faster, rode his first race back on Monday since completing a five-year suspension and paying a $100,000 fine after getting caught with an electrical "buzzer" at Sam Houston Race Park in 2015. Chapa finished fourth on 27-1 Uzi (Overanalyze) in the $20,000 Inaugural S. on the June 8 opening-day card at Arapahoe Park in Colorado. In February, Chapa got his riding license reinstated by the...

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Fasig-Tipton Unveils 100th Saratoga Sale Logo

Fasig-Tipton released its official logo for the company's 100th annual Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale, which will be held Aug. 10-11 in Saratoga Springs. The logo combines both traditional and modern elements of the sale's branding through the years. The sale's name is presented in the traditional letters that were featured on the front cover of Saratoga catalogs from 1963-2008. This red and white version of the Fasig-Tipton seal has been used on all Saratoga Sale covers since 2009--a look that pays tribute to the red and white color scheme of...

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